Iconic Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has made art history over the decades, with her conceptual sculptures, performance art, paintings and installations influencing everyone from Andy Warhol to Donald Judd.

Jubilee? What Jubilee? Once the initial excitement of waving miniature Union Jack flags (and having a cheeky two days off work) died down, all fashion-loving eyes had long shifted to this week’s CFDA awards.

Celebrating its fiftieth year, the prestigious event (which is often dubbed ‘Fashion’s Oscars’) saw enough glitz, glamour and glitterati to make even the Queen’s royal crown look dull (and SO 2011). Read the rest of this entry →